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DEPARTMENT OF ZONING
401 MCINTIRE ROAD
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. 22901-4596
(804) 296-5875
February 19 , 1987
Taylor ' s Auto Body Shop
495 Brookway Drive
Charlottesville , VA 22901
Attention : Douglas M. Taylor
Re : Board of Zoning Appeals Action
VA-87-5 , Tax Map 061 , Parcel 192
Dear Mr . Taylor :
This letter is to inform you that on February 17 , 1987 ,
during the regular meeting of the Albemarle County Board of
Zoning Appeals , your application for VA-87-5 was approved
with the conditions that no other directional signs or roof
signs be allowed , the area not exceed 16 square feet , that
the height not exceed 10 feet above natural grade , and that
the sign not be illuminated .
This variance approval allows relief from Section 21 . 7 . 1
of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the setback
for a location sign from thirty (30) feet to twenty-five (25)
feet .
If you have any questions , please contact our office .
Sincerely,
Charles W. Burgess
Zoning Administrator
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cc : ,VA-87-5
Sign Permit , S-87-7
Charlottesville Broadcasting Corp .
STAFF REPORT - VA-87-5
OWNER: Charlottesville Broadcasting Corporation
APPLICANT: Taylor ' s Auto Body Shop
TAX MAP/PARCEL: 61/192
ZONING: C-1 (Commercial)
LOCATION: Northwest corner of Rio Road and Brookway Drive
The applicant seeks a variance from Section 21 . 7 . 1 of the
Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance . This section states :
"21 . 7 . 1 Adjacent to public streets : No portion of any
structure except signs advertising sale or rental of the
property shall be erected closer than thirty (30) feet
to any public street right-of-way. . . . "
The applicant proposes to erect a location sign and seeks a
variance to reduce the setback from the minimum measurement of
thirty (30) feet to twenty-five (25) feet from Rio Road and
twenty-eight (28) feet from Brookway Drive . The sign cannot be
relocated to comply with the Zoning Ordinance requirement due
to the manner in which Meadow Creek dissects the property.
RECOMMENDATION
The application should be denied for cause :
1) The applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to
show that a strict application of the Zoning Ordinance
would produce a demonstrable hardship approaching con-
fiscation as distinguished from a special privilege or
convenience .
2) The applicant has not demonstrated that the perceived
hardship is unique to his property in contradistinction
to other properties in the same zoning district and
general vicinity.
3) The applicant has not provided evidence to demonstrate
that the authorization of the variance will not be of
substantial detriment to the adjacent properties or that
the character of the district will not be altered .
In the event the Board of Zoning Appeals finds cause to
approve the applicant ' s request , the following conditions should
be considered :
1) that the sign not exceed a sign area of sixteen (16)
square feet
2) that the height of the sign not exceed ten (10) feet
above natural grade .
3) that the sign not be illuminated